Detachable drawer sets and rollers



S. H. C. MAYNE.

DETACHABLE DRAWER SETS AND ROLLERS.

AIPLICATION FILED 1ULY16,1921.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

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S. H. C. MAYNE.

DETACHABLE DRAWER SETS AND ROLLERS.

ArPLICATlON FILED JULY I6, 1921.

Patented N 0v. 15, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL H. CLAUD MAYNE, OF WINDER, GEORGIA.

DETACHABLE DRAWER SETS AND ROLLERS..

Application filed July 16,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. C. MAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Winder, in the county of Barrow and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Drawer Setsand Rollers, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in detachable drawer setsand rollers and it is an object of the invention to provide a mechanismof this general character especially designed and adapted for use inconnection with a sliding drawer and which, when in working arrangement,operates to permit the drawer to have easy sliding movement and in amanner whereby the drawer, when extended, is revented from sagging.

. Another object 0 the invention is to provide a mechanism of thisgeneral character embodying tracks constructed in a manner whereby theassociated rollers are held against displacement relative to the tracks,together with means whereby the rollers may be conveniently andeffectively applied to an associated drawer.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improveddetachable drawer sets and rollers whereby certain important advantagesare attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive andotherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that m invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

igure 1 is a horizontal sectional view taken through a sliding drawerhaving associated therewith a mechanism constructed in accordance withan embodiment of my invention, certain of the parts being in top Ian; 1p Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig.1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig.1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in horizontal section andpart1 in top plan illustrating in detail certain o the parts of myimproved mechanism, a drawer Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

1921. Serial No. 485,286.

being at the limit of its outward movement, a second position of certainof the parts being indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional View taken substantially on the line 55of Fig. 3; and

F ig.-6 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line6-6 of Fig 5 As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, C denotes aportion of a cabinet with which is associated a sliding drawer D. Eachof the side walls 1 of the drawer D extends below the bottom 2 of thedrawer and contacts with and rides upon a roller 3. This roller 3 isrotatably supported by a plate 4 secured to a vertical member of thecabinet C and by a bracket 5 secured to a horizontal member of thecabinet and spotwelded or otherwise attached, as at 6, to the rear andlower portion of the plate 4.

The upper portion of each of the plates 4 is outwardly offset, as at 4,and said offset portion 1 is spot-welded or otherwise secured to an endportion of a horizontally disposed track T suitably anchored to thecabinet C, the adjacent vertical members of the cabinet C being cutaway, as at 7, to receive the tracks T so that the same will oifer noobstruction or hindrance to the desired slidin movement of the drawer D.

ach of the tracks T comprises a central or body plate 8 having itslongitudinal mar ginal portions defined by .the inwardly directedflanges 9, said flanges 9 terminating in inwardly directed flanges 10.By having each of the tracks T thus constructed, an associated roller Ris effectively held against displacement, said roller being of adiameter to bridge the space between the flanges 10.

Each of the tracks T has spot-welded or otherwise afiixed to the forwardportion of the body plate 8 thereof a plate 11 provided with an inwardlydirected flange or lip 12. This flange or 11p 12 provides a stop withwhich a roller R is adapted to contact so that the outward slidingmovement of the drawer D is limited and whereby sagging of said drawer,when extended, is prevented so that at all times the drawer D will besupported in a manner for easy and unhindered sliding movement.

The rear wall 14 of the drawer D has extending entirely therealong arecess 15 and .slidably mounted in each end portion of the recess 15 isan elongated strap or member 16 preferably of metal.

of the member 16 terminates in an outstand- The outer end portiondirected through a relatively large washer 22 with which directlycontactsa binding or clamping nut 23 of a wing type.

When it is desired to entirely remove the 2 drawer D from within thecabinet C, the

nuts 23 are loosened and the straps or members 16 moved inwardly adistance sufficient to free the shafts or'trunnions 18 from the rollersR, whereupon the drawer D may be entirely removed from the cabinet C. Inmounting the'drawer D, the members or straps 16 are moved" outwardlyuntil the shafts or'trunnions 18properly engage the rollers R,whereuponthe'nuts 23 are tightened! The. tracks T are preferably made ofpressed steel, sanded'and lacquered, so that they cannot rust and areimpervious to atmosphericeonditions. The rollers are preferably ofvulcanized fiber with the stub shafts or trunnions 18 of steel, so thatthe drawer has noiseless sliding movement with practically no frictionand the necessity of using oil or other lubricant obviated.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that adetachable drawer set and roller constructed in accordance with myinvention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of theconvenience laterally directed flanges and inwardly directed flangesextending from the first named flanges, a roller coacting with each ofthe .trackways inwardly of the last named flanges, members slidablymounted upon the drawer and movable in a direction toward or from atrackway, each of said members being provided with an outwardly disposedtrunnion, each of the rollers having an axial opening to receive atrunnion when a member is moved in one direction, and means for holdingeach of the members against movement.

2. In combination with a drawer, rollers arranged at opposite sides ofthe drawer, each of said rollers traveling in substantially a fixedpath, members slidably mounted upon the drawer and movable in adirection toward or'from a roller, each of said members being providedwith an outwardly disposed trunnion, each of said rollers having anaxial opening to receive a trunnion when a member is moved in onedirection, and means for holding each of said members against movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature.

SAMUEL H. CLAUD MA YNE.

